In the near future, humanity's contact with the relic civilization known as Blue Qilin ends in disaster. The monstrous beasts known as Black Nightmares, long hidden among the ruins, invade in great numbers and use a power called Origin Mind to wage war on humanity. Nations around the world are forced to fight back. After suffering a series of defeats, they finally manage to hold their ground with the help of Flamebound, humans trained by the Iskander Integrated Defense Group to wield Origin Mind. Countless young men and women become Flamebound, driven by their convictions and dreams. They fight the Black Nightmares to protect their homes, never realizing that they have become pawns in a chain of conspiracies, turning into a threat greater than the Black Nightmares themselves and pushing humanity, already on the brink of extinction, ever closer to its doom...
